by Alissa Ponchione | May 3, 2011 | News
Hilton Hotels & Resorts will open Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, a luxury hotel targeting business travelers. Set to open August 31, the property has 350 guestrooms outfitted with flatscreen TVs, media hubs, generous workspace, laptop safes, and...
by Alissa Ponchione | May 3, 2011 | News
Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh is slated to open in Saudi Arabia this summer. Designed by Oger International, the hotel’s stately architecture is modeled after traditional palaces and elegant Arabian residences, with ochre facades blending with the verdant landscape of...
by Alissa Ponchione | May 3, 2011 | News
Presented by The 2011 Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD Expo) marks the first time that a previous conceptual Radical Innovation winner debuts as a full-scale model-and the first time the competition would generate a new hospitality concept. The 2010...
by Alissa Ponchione | May 3, 2011 | Projects
Situated above multi-use complex Central Festival at Pattaya Beach in Thailand, Southeast Asia’s largest beachfront, lifestyle, shopping, and entertainment center, the Hilton Pattaya posed a design challenge from the start. “The most obvious design issues...
by Alissa Ponchione | May 2, 2011 | News
Two New York design firms, Davis Brody Bond Aedas and Spacesmith, have merged their creative resources to offer clients architecture, planning, interior design, and strategic consulting services. Each practice will maintain its current brand identity. “We...